HOOD releases the names of the 25 Yemeni detainees cleared for transfer.

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Saturday, 22 September 2012

- Hoodonline

A list of the names of 55 detainees at the Guantanamo prison has been released yesterday by the US. The people on the list are cleared for release but continue to be held.

The announcement reverses a decision made in 2009 that kept the names of prisoners cleared for transfer to another country secret. The US government believed the release of the names would only create diplomatic problems as arrangements were made to move the men to "safe and responsible" locations.

On Friday, a spokesperson for the Justice Department further clarified the reasoning behind keeping the names secret.

"The United States originally sought protection of this information in order to maintain flexibility in its diplomatic engagements with foreign governments on potential detainee transfers, especially in cases of resettlement in third countries, rather than the detainees' respective countries of origin," the Justice Department representative said.(AP, AFP)

HOOD releases the names of the 25 Yemeni detainees cleared for transfer.